The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.

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Title: The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.
Author: Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.
Publication: [[London] :: Imprinted by Henry Bynneman, for Christopher Barker,; [1575]]
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Subject terms: Hunting -- Early works to 1800.
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The iudgement vvherby you may knovv a great Bore, and first by the foote. Chap. 52. (Book 52)

COmmonly a man maye knowe an olde Bore or a great swyne, by the foote where he hath gone, whereof the print or forme ought to be great and large, the toes rounde and thicke, the edge of his hoofe worne and blunt, without cutting or paring the grounde, so much as a younger swyne doth: the heele great, the gardes (which are his hinder clawes or dewclawes) should be great and open one from another, vpon the which he beareth and stayeth him all the waye when he goeth vpon harde ground: his footing behynde should be troden sidewardes, and more outwardes than his forefeete, to shewe the thicknesse be∣tweene his thyghes. The pleytes or wrincles which are be∣tweene his heele and dewelawes, should leaue print or forme on the ground, shewing the stifnesse and thicknesse of his haire: his steppes great and long, the treading of his foote should be deepe and great, to shewe the weightinesse of his body.